Regular Season, Round 1

The 2005-06 Euroleague season started in Istanbul, Turkey, where Panathinaikos downed Ulker 66-82 in the opening game. Jaka Lakovic led the winners with 19 points in front of a noisy sellout crowd of 12,000 at Abdi Ipekci Arena. AEK edged Strasbourg in a very balanced game on Ioannis Kalampokis' late heroics in the final minute.